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Atlantic City casinos: Bill to ban smoking moves forward

A measure that would prohibit smoking in Atlantic City's casinos moved forward Monday after three years of going nowhere, heartening casino workers who say they are literally sick and tired of having smoke blown in their faces at work. The New Jersey Senate health committee approved a long-delayed bill to impose a smoking ban in Atlantic City's…
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Atlantic City's main casino union, where most workers are women, is finally led by one

Wednesday, July 19, 2023 | 8:43 a.m. ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Most of the Atlantic City casino workers who clean hotel rooms, serve drinks and tidy up public areas are women. For the first time in 107 years, the union that represents them is now being led by a woman. Donna DeCaprio is one of the most influential people in Atlantic City as president of…
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Dealers with cancer beg for Atlantic City casino smoking ban

TRENTON, N.J. -- Tammy Brady began her career as an Atlantic City casino dealer at the age of 18. Now 55, she has stage 2 breast cancer. "While I'm not sure we will ever know the exact cause of my illness, I can't help but wonder if it would have happened if the casinos hadn't forced me to work in second-hand smoke," said Brady, who works at the…
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Dealers With Cancer Beg for Atlantic City Casino Smoking Ban in NJ

Tammy Brady began her career as an Atlantic City casino dealer at the age of 18. Now 55, she has stage 2 breast cancer. "While I'm not sure we will ever know the exact cause of my illness, I can't help but wonder if it would have happened if the casinos hadn't forced me to work in second-hand smoke," said Brady, who works at the Borgata…
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Atlantic City casino dealers who have cancer beg for smoking ban

Tammy Brady began her career as an Atlantic City casino dealer at the age of 18. Now 55, she has stage 2 breast cancer. "While I'm not sure we will ever know the exact cause of my illness, I can't help but wonder if it would have happened if the casinos hadn't forced me to work in second-hand smoke," said Brady, who works at the Borgata…
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Atlantic City casino dealers who have cancer beg for smoking ban
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Atlantic City dealers with cancer want casino smoking ban

TRENTON, N.J. - Tammy Brady began her career as an Atlantic City casino dealer at the age of 18. Now 55, she has stage 2 breast cancer. "While I'm not sure we will ever know the exact cause of my illness, I can't help but wonder if it would have happened if the casinos hadn't forced me to work in second-hand smoke," said Brady, who works at the…
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Workers speak at hearing to potentially ban smoking inside Atlantic City casinos

Casino workers were back at the New Jersey State House on Thursday to advocate for a smoke-free environment.Lawmakers had introduced a bill to ban smoking inside New Jersey's casinos, but no progress has been made on the bill.Casino workers came to a hearing to talk about their experiences."I shouldn't have to die for this choice. I have to give up…
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Workers speak at hearing to potentially ban smoking inside Atlantic City casinos
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N.J. casinos bet on in-person gambling

A dealer works a card table at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J., on Dec. 2. New development projects at casinos and a former airport site, along with a long-awaited year-round water park are among things expected to happen in Atlantic City in 2023.(AP/Wayne Parry) ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- How well Atlantic City's nine casinos do in…
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New Jersey sees gaming revenue up nearly 7% in July, but in-person casino win still struggling to match pre-pandemic numbers

As reported by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, the state's casinos, horse tracks offering betting and the online partners of both types of gambling outlets made a combined $480.7 million in July, an increase of 6.7% compared to the same period in 2021. However, Atlantic City's nine casinos continue to struggle to reach their…
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Hard Rock deal ends casino strike threat in Atlantic City

ATLANTIC CITY - The Hard Rock casino reached agreement with Atlantic City's main casino workers' union Saturday, removing the last threat of a strike during the busy holiday weekend and clearing the way for the gambling halls and their workers to concentrate on bouncing back from financial losses during the coronavirus pandemic. Local 54 of the…
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Smoking and Gambling Go ‘Hand in Hand.’ But Maybe Not for Long.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Len Lombardo, 74 and retired, rests his cigarette against a black plastic ashtray as he pushes a $5 button on a high-limit slot machine at the Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, N.J. Nearby, a 62-year-old Pennsylvania woman on a winning streak takes a drag from a Newport, as does her sister sitting at the machine to her…
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Smoking and Gambling Go ‘Hand in Hand.’ But Maybe Not for Long.
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Rising Tide Lifted All AC Casino Boats In First Half Of 2022

Even when the Atlantic City casino industry reports strong brick-and-mortar revenue overall, there usually are one or two among the nine properties that fall back, at least moderately, for the particular period in question. But the first half of 2022 was an exception, according to revenue figures announced Friday by the New Jersey Division of…
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New Jersey gambling revenue grows to $401M in June; year-to-date numbers up 15% to $2.4B

New Jersey's gambling industry showed a year-over-year increase in June, with casinos, horse tracks and their online partners making $401.5 million from wagers, 2.2% above June 2021's revenues, according to the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement. 2022's overall numbers to date have reached $2.43 billion, a 15.2% increase over the $2.11…
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Last-minute deal averts casino strike in Atlantic City

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - The main union for Atlantic City casino workers reached agreements on new contracts with four casinos on Thursday, providing for what one its president called "the best contract we've ever had" and labor peace that will avoid a strike on Fourth of July weekend, one of the casinos' busiest of the year. Local 54 of the…
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Could outdoor gambling solve impasse over smoking at casinos?

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Could outdoor gambling be at least a partial solution to an impasse between Atlantic City casino workers who want smoking banned indoors, and gambling executives who fear a smoking ban would hurt business and cost jobs? It may depend on what the definition of "outdoors" is. For more than two years, many casino workers have…
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Could outdoor gambling solve impasse over smoking at casinos?
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Could outdoor gambling satisfy smokers and casino workers?

ATLANTIC CITY - Could outdoor gambling be at least a partial solution to an impasse between Atlantic City casino workers who want smoking banned indoors, and gambling executives who fear a smoking ban would hurt business and cost jobs? It may depend on what the definition of "outdoors" is. For more than two years, many casino workers have been…
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Atlantic City Resorts Reaches Deal with Union; Only 1 Casino without Pact

Resorts casino reached an agreement with Atlantic City's main casino workers union on Wednesday, leaving only one of the city's nine casinos without a new labor agreement. That casino, the Golden Nugget, will sit down at the bargaining table Thursday with Local 54 of the Unite Here union, and a deal is considered likely to be reached. Resorts…
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Atlantic City Resorts Reaches Deal with Union; Only 1 Casino without Pact
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Resorts Casino signs new union agreement

Resorts Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, was able to reach a new agreement with the casino workers union, marking the latest facility in the region to do so. Now the Golden Nugget remains the last casino in Atlantic City that does not have a new agreement. Plans are for officials of the casino to negotiate today with the Local 54. The Resorts…
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Last Atlantic City, NJ casino contract reached with Golden Nugget

Atlantic City casino workers are getting substantial raises and the gambling halls will enjoy four years of labor peace now that all nine casinos have reached new contracts with the industry's main employee union. On Thursday afternoon, the Golden Nugget reached an agreement with Local 54 of the Unite Here union on a new contract, the last of the…
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Last Atlantic City, NJ casino contract reached with Golden Nugget
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Resorts reaches deal with union; only 1 casino without pact

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Resorts casino reached an agreement with Atlantic City's main casino workers union on Wednesday, leaving only one of the city's nine casinos without a new labor agreement. That casino, the Golden Nugget, will sit down at the bargaining table Thursday with Local 54 of the Unite Here union, and a deal is considered likely…
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Resorts reaches deal with union; only 1 casino without pact
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New Jersey casinos, racetracks, and their partners revenue up 2.2% from year ago

Based upon filings with the Division of Gaming Enforcement released Friday, total Gaming Revenue reported by casinos, racetracks, and their partners was $401.5 million for June 2022, reflecting a 2.2% increase from $392.8 million reported in June 2021. For year-to-date, total gaming revenue reported by casinos, racetracks, and their partners was…
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New Jersey casinos, racetracks, and their partners revenue up 2.2% from year ago
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NJ casino, sports and online gambling revenue up 2.2% in June

ATLANTIC CITY - New Jersey's casinos, horse tracks and their online partners won $401.5 million from wagers last month, a 2.2% increase from June 2021, according to figures released Friday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement. So far this year, those entities have won $2.43 billion, a 15.2% increase over the $2.11 billion reported at…
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NJ casino, sports and online gambling revenue up 2.2% in June
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Atlantic City Casino Strike Threats All But Over

On Saturday night, Hard Rock Atlantic City casino officials agreed to a new labor agreement with the Unite Here Local 54 union, matching the ones reached two days earlier with Borgata and the three Caesars Entertainment casino properties, Caesars, Tropicana, and Harrah's. Bally's and Ocean casinos had agreed before the strike threats to a "me too"…
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Hard Rock Deal Ends Casino Strike Threat in Atlantic City, NJ

The Hard Rock casino reached agreement with Atlantic City's main casino workers union on Saturday, removing the last threat of a strike during the busy holiday weekend and clearing the way for the gambling halls and their workers to concentrate on bouncing back from financial losses during the coronavirus pandemic. Local 54 of the Unite Here union…
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4 Atlantic City casinos reach deal with union, avert strike

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - The main union for Atlantic City casino workers reached agreements on new contracts with four casinos on Thursday, providing for what one worker called "big raises" and labor peace that will avoid a strike on Fourth of July weekend, one of the casinos' busiest of the year. Local 54 of the Unite Here union reached…
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Friday strike deadline looms for 4 Atlantic City casinos

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - The main union for Atlantic City casino workers reached agreements on new contracts with four casinos on Thursday, providing for what one worker called "big raises" and labor peace that will avoid a strike on Fourth of July weekend, one of the casinos' busiest of the year. Local 54 of the Unite Here union reached…
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Majority of Legislature now sponsoring casino smoking ban bill

TRENTON - Half of state senators and 43 of 80 Assembly members have signed on to sponsor bills to end legal smoking in casinos. "We will keep this issue front-and-center over the summer and work to make sure it's a top priority when legislators return to Trenton in September," said Cynthia Hallett, president and CEO of Americans for Nonsmokers'…
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Majority of Legislature now sponsoring casino smoking ban bill
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Atlantic City's History of Casino Strikes

The last labor strike at an Atlantic City casino ended disastrously for all concerned - Trump Taj Mahal shut its doors in September 2016, with owner Carl Icahn blaming the strike for the closure and the loss of nearly 3000 jobs. That marked the fifth of 12 casinos in the city to shutter within two years. Six years later, the same union - Unite Here…
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Strike could cost 4 Atlantic City casinos $2.6M a day, union says

ATLANTIC CITY - A week before it could walk out on strike against numerous Atlantic City casinos, the resort's main casino workers union warned that a strike could cost four casinos a total of $2.6 million a day in losses. Local 54 of the Unite Here union issued a report Friday estimating that the city's top-performing casino, the Borgata, could…
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Strike could cost 4 Atlantic City casinos $2.6M a day, union says
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Union: Strike Could Cost 4 Atlantic City Casinos $2.6 Million Per Day

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - A week before it could walk out on strike against numerous Atlantic City casinos, the resort's main casino workers union warned that a strike could cost four casinos a total of $2.6 million a day in losses. Local 54 of the Unite Here union issued a report Friday estimating that the city's top-performing casino, the…
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Union: Strike Could Cost 4 Atlantic City Casinos $2.6 Million Per Day
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NJ casino, sports and online gambling revenue up 15% in May

ATLANTIC CITY - New Jersey's casinos, horse tracks that offer sports betting and the online partners of both types of gambling outlets won $430.6 million from gamblers in May, up 15% from a year earlier, figures released Thursday show. And the casinos' core business, revenue won from in-person gamblers, fell just short of the level of May 2019,…
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Union authorizes Atlantic City casino strike next month

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Atlantic City casino workers on Wednesday authorized their leaders to call a strike against the gambling houses if new contracts are not reached by the beginning of July. Members of Local 54 of the Unite Here union authorized their negotiating committee to call a July 1 strike against the Borgata and the three casinos owned by…
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Potential July strike for Atlantic City casino workers

In Atlantic City and the membership of the Local 54 branch of the Unite Here trade union has reportedly voted in favor of authorizing a full-blown strike against the city's collection of nine casinos amid a row over pay. According to a report from the Associated Press news service published by The Press of Atlantic City newspaper, some 96% of those…
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Atlantic City casino workers authorize strike next month if no contract deal reached

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Atlantic City casino workers on Wednesday authorized their leaders to call a strike against the gambling houses if new contracts are not reached by the beginning of July. Members of Local 54 of the Unite Here union authorized their negotiating committee to call a July 1 strike against the Borgata and the three casinos owned by…
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Atlantic City casino workers authorize strike next month if no contract deal reached
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Union to vote on authorizing Atlantic City casino strike

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Atlantic City casino workers on Wednesday authorized their leaders to call a strike against the gambling houses if new contracts are not reached by the beginning of July. Members of Local 54 of the Unite Here union authorized their negotiating committee to call a July 1 strike against the Borgata and the three casinos…
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Union to Vote on Authorizing Atlantic City Casino Strike

Workers at Atlantic City's nine casinos will vote Wednesday on whether to authorize a strike against the gambling halls, with whom they have not reached new contracts. The daylong vote by members of Local 54 of the Unite Here union is likely to ratchet up pressure on the casinos to reach new pacts with the union, particularly with the crucial July…
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Union to Vote on Authorizing Atlantic City Casino Strike
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Casino Workers to Vote on General Strike in Atlantic City

Despite the gambling industry in Atlantic City is in a fairly good place, a workers union will vote on Wednesday to call a strike against the city's casinos, and some of the biggest employers, with whom they have failed to establish new contract agreements. While city casinos are hungry for new workers, they have moved fairly slowly on ensuring…
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Union To Vote On Authorizing Atlantic City Casino Strike

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Atlantic City's main casino workers union will vote Wednesday on whether to authorize a strike against the city's casinos, with whom they have yet to reach new contract agreements. Local 54 of the Unite Here union says its members will decide whether union leadership can call a strike against any or all of the nine…
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Atlantic City casino strike could happen; union to vote Wednesday

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Atlantic City's main casino workers union will vote Wednesday on whether to authorize a strike against the city's casinos, with whom they have yet to reach new contract agreements. Local 54 of the Unite Here union says its members will decide whether union leadership can call a strike against any or all of the nine casinos.…
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Our view: Big pay increase right goal for casino union

This is a good time for union casino workers to be negotiating for a new multi-year contract. Their case for needing higher pay and for the ability of Atlantic City's nine casinos to provide it hasn't looked this strong for many years. Local 54 of the Unite Here union is by far the largest representative of city casino workers, and the region's…
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Big pay increase right goal for casino union

This is a good time for union casino workers to be negotiating for a new multi-year contract. Their case for needing higher pay and for the ability of Atlantic City's nine casinos to provide it hasn't looked this strong for many years. Local 54 of the Unite Here union is by far the largest representative of city casino workers, and the region's…
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4 Atlantic City, NJ casinos not cleaning rooms daily, union says

ATLANTIC CITY - A union representing housekeeping workers at Atlantic City's casinos says four of the resorts are not complying with a COVID-related requirement that hotel rooms be cleaned daily, and called Wednesday for the state to intervene. Local 54 of the Unite Here union said state officials need to enforce an order issued in 2020 by Gov.…
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Union: 4 Atlantic City casinos not cleaning rooms daily

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - A union representing housekeeping workers at Atlantic City's casinos says four of the resorts are not complying with a COVID-related requirement that hotel rooms be cleaned daily, and called Wednesday for the state to intervene. Local 54 of the Unite Here union said state officials need to enforce an order issued in 2020…
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Workers picket outside Atlantic City casino, seeking raises

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J,. -- Hundreds of Atlantic City casino workers picketed outside the Tropicana on Wednesday, as the union for employees at nine casinos is pushing for a new contract giving them a share of gambling halls' post-COVID recovery. The picketing comes at an uncertain time in Atlantic City: The casinos and their online partners are…
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Atlantic City's main casino workers union to picket on Boardwalk outside Tropicana

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey -- Unable to reach new contracts with the Atlantic City casinos, the city's main casino workers union will begin picketing outside one of them Wednesday. Local 54 of the Unite Here union said Tuesday its members will form a picket line on the Boardwalk in front of the Tropicana casino Wednesday evening. Contracts with the…
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Atlantic City's main casino workers union to picket on Boardwalk outside Tropicana
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Casino workers to commence picketing in Atlantic City

In Atlantic City and the Local 54 branch of the Unite Here trade union has reportedly announced that its members are to begin picketing outside of the Tropicana Atlantic City property after it failed to reach new employee contracts with the city's casinos. According to a Tuesday report from the Associated Press news service, the action is set to…
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Union to picket Atlantic City casino as contracts expire

Unable to reach new contracts with the Atlantic City casinos, the city's main casino workers union will begin picketing outside one of them Wednesday. Local 54 of the Unite Here union said Tuesday its members will form a picket line on the Boardwalk in front of the Tropicana casino Wednesday evening. Contracts with the nine Atlantic City casinos…
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Union Representing Atlantic City Casino Workers Warning Families Summer Plans Could Be Affected By Labor Dispute

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (CBS) - The union representing Atlantic City casino workers is warning families their summer plans may be affected by a labor dispute. Union contracts at seven major casinos, including the Borgata, Caesars, Golden Nugget, Harrah's, Hard Rock, Resorts Casino and Tropicana, ended on Tuesday. UNITE HERE Local 54, which represents…
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Union Representing Atlantic City Casino Workers Warning Families Summer Plans Could Be Affected By Labor Dispute
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Main Atlantic City Casino Workers Union Standing Ground

The main casino workers union in Atlantic City has warned of a possible labor dispute if there is no agreement on soon-to-expire casino contracts. The current deadline to sign new contracts is May 31. The warning comes at a time that is usually very busy for the region's casinos; if a labor dispute ends up happening, it could cause disruption for…
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Main Atlantic City Casino Workers Union Standing Ground
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New Jersey Casino: Atlantic City's Casino Workers Set For Salary Increase

From Las Vegas to Atlantic City, New Jersey, casino workers are banding together to leverage their worth and demand greater compensation from operators. According to Bob McDevitt of Unite Here Local 54, which represents over 10000 Atlantic City casino employees, current labor discussions will focus on payment rather than future benefits. Aside from…
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Atlantic City Casino Workers in Strong Position for Pay Increase

As demand for casino workers continues to mount from Las Vegas to Atlantic City, unionized staffers in New Jersey are coming together to leverage their worth and demand better pay from operators. Bob McDevitt of Unite Here Local 54, a union representing over 10000 of Atlantic City casino workers, argues that the current labor negotiations between…
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Atlantic City Casino Workers in Strong Position for Pay Increase
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Atlantic City Casino Workers Seek ‘Significant’ Pay Raise

As Atlantic City's casinos work to recover financially from the coronavirus pandemic, the workers who keep those casinos operating are trying to do the same. The main union representing casino workers in Atlantic City tells The Associated Press it is seeking "significant" wage increases in talks that are currently under way. The goal is to keep…
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Smoking ban urged for Atlantic City casinos

Pete Naccarelli, a dealer at the Borgata casino, speaks at a rally in Atlantic City, N.J. last week, to call on the state Legislature to pass a bill to ban smoking inside the nine casinos.(AP/Wayne Parry) ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- On the 16th anniversary of a New Jersey law that banned indoor smoking in most public places -- except in casinos --…
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Workers Confident About Atlantic City Casino Smoking Ban

New Jersey banned smoking in most indoor public spaces 16 years ago and now workers are confident in a bill for smoke-free casinos. [Image: Shutterstock.com] Support for banning smoking in Atlantic City casinos appears to be nearing a tipping point after hundreds of staff working in the affected gaming properties gathered to urge state lawmakers to…
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Atlantic City, NJ casino workers rally to ban indoor smoking

ATLANTIC CITY - On the 16th anniversary of a New Jersey law that banned indoor smoking in most public places - except in casinos - hundreds of Atlantic City casino workers called on state lawmakers Tuesday to ban smoking in the gambling halls. The push comes at a crucial time for the Atlantic City casino industry as it tries mightily to regain lost…
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Atlantic City, NJ casino workers rally to ban indoor smoking
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Atlantic City casino workers feel smoking ban is in reach

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - On the 16th anniversary of a New Jersey law that banned indoor smoking in most public places - except in casinos - hundreds of Atlantic City casino workers called on state lawmakers Tuesday to ban smoking in the gambling halls. The push comes at a crucial time for the Atlantic City casino industry as it tries mightily to…
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Hard Rock awaits New York City casino RFP with three sites in mind, bets on synergies with ongoing NJ project

Hard Rock International Chairman Jim Allen said Thursday has three potential sites on which it could build a $2 billion casino in New York City, though he did not identify them. The announcements were made at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena for Hard Rock Atlantic City's Town Hall Meeting for employees, where they learned from Allen and President Joe…
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Hard Rock awaits New York City casino RFP with three sites in mind, bets on synergies with ongoing NJ project
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Atlantic City Casino Tax-Break Bill Advances

A version of a tax break for Atlantic City casinos was advanced by a 9-2 vote in a state Assembly committee on Monday, but is less generous than a state Senate proposal that moved forward a week earlier. Both bills, which are expected to face a full vote in Trenton next week once their language is reconciled, remove online casino gaming and sports…
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Atlantic City Casino Tax-Break Bill Advances